Quote Originally Posted by Adventure Girl
That's how I feel about my mountain bikes. They get dirty; there are scratches here and there (and corresponding scratches and scars on my legs). I don't get too excited about them. But I HATE when my road bike gets icky.

I keep my road bike pretty clean all the time. I keep my mountain bikes clean to the point of running clean, but maybe not looking clean.
I am the same way! Mountain bikes were meant to get dirty and muddy. But heaven forbid my road bike gets dirty! Plus I hate riding on the road in the rain. The spray from passing vehicles is blinding plus the roads get so slick. Sunny hot weather for the road bike. Mountain bike . . . ANY kind of weather!

My road bike looks shiny new (it's three years old) my old hardtail looks pretty good after 6 years of hard riding. My hubby is fanatical about maintenance and cleaning the bikes. Twice a year he completely tears down both bikes. I mean to their little ball bearings and cleans every part! He cleans and soaks all the greasy parts then he regreases the parts that need to be regreased finally he puts the bikes back together. Friends we ride with often kid Joe about how clean our mountain bikes are. He loves working on the bikes. He said almost as much as he enjoys riding them. This year (February) hubby and I finally got full suspension bikes. We hung up our hardtails. The first time I took it out I was really sad to see it get dirty. The feeling was fleeting though! The trails were just great!

Sue